[imagesource: Vicente Ansola]

The best single shots from the category winners in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 have just been revealed.

This year’s Open competition received an amazing 170 000 entries, from which 10 were chosen as category winners.

These awards follow on from the competition’s Pro finalists, which we covered, too.

Let’s get into the black, white, red, and blues of the 10 Open Category Winners, shall we?

What you see above you is the Landscape winning shot by Vicente Ansola (Spain), per Amateur Photography:

Vicente Ansola’s Exodus is an evocative image of a field of wilted sunflowers dried out by the beating sun in Castilla León.

The photographer’s imagination was caught by the proud stature of the flowers, recalling for him the rural past of Spain, and the women who worked the arid fields of Castilla.

The Architecture winner is Anthony Chan, from Hong Kong:

Anthony Chan’s ‘Old Meets New’, is a black and white photograph that depicts the chaotic façade of a weathered industrial complex, juxtaposed with the stylish front entrance of a skyscraper.

The image highlights a clash between the past and the present in Hong Kong by contrasting the co-existence of old and new developments.

For the Creative category, Isabel Salmon from the UK is the winner:

In Isabel Salmon’s ‘Untitled’, the photographer documents her mother’s experiences with chronic vertigo and dizziness.

In the Lifestyle category, Utsab Ahamed Akash from Bangladesh snapped the winning shot:

Utsab Ahamed Akash’s The Honey Collector, captured a honey collector from below as they inspected a tray of honeycomb.

A typical countryside scene in Bangladesh, honey collectors place bees’ nests near mustard fields and collect the honey in winter.

Raido Nurk from Estonia won the award for the Motion category:

Raido Nurk’s Surfing festival is a shot of a stormy day of surfing in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Scott Wilson from the UK won in the Natural World & Wildlife category:

Scott Wilson’s Anger Management is a dramatic black and white photograph of a wild mustang stallion, bowing its head as it kicks up a dust storm in northwest Colorado, USA.

The Object category winner is Mexico’s Leonardo Reyes-González’s ‘Uso (Second Use) II’:

The Portraiture winner is Simone Corallini from Italy:

Simone Corallini’s The Endless Summer – Surf Trip is a black and white portrait of 16-year-old surfer Simone Gentile.

Etienne Souchon from France took home the win for the Street category:

Etienne Souchon’s Havana Running Away is a photograph showing a split-second moment as a child runs across a street in Havana, Cuba, turning to look behind him at a car blocking the road.

Lastly, we have the Travel winner, Nguyen Phuc Thanh from Vietnam:

Nguyen Phuc Thanh’s Bike with Flowers is an image that depicts a traditional flower street seller cycling  in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Selected work from this Open competition will be exhibited as part of the Sony World Photography Awards in London.

On April 12, the overall winner of the Open competition will be announced.

[source:amateurphotography]